Wednesday, 13 July 2016
by Jon Swain
Miscanthus developments - burn it? sleep in it? live in it?
The rain finally stopped, and the sunshine made a welcome appearance, just in time for a guided walk around an experimental fields trial site of miscanthus at Hackthorn in Lincolnshire. Thursday, 23 June 2016
by Elisa Evans
All about ROCs
Recently Oli and I took a trip to London to see Ofgem for a Fuelling and Sustainability workshop. The workshop was all about the Renewable Obligations Certificate (ROC) Scheme, of which my knowledge has so far been limited to solar technology. Friday, 03 June 2016
by Elisa Evans
Another blow to UK's clean energy industry
Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) recently released a consultation that announces an end to Feed-in Tariff (FiT) schemes for new large anaerobic digestion (AD) sites, and a greater reduction to small and medium scale plants. Here are the main points from the consultation: Thursday, 02 June 2016
by Elisa Evans
Two years on and I'm still here
I was pleased to celebrate my second anniversary at FEC recently. Having changed from the domestic to the commercial energy world, I have learnt a great deal. From the traditional import of electricity and gas, to the more exotic export of electricity and now, gas-to-grid - when I joined FEC, I Tuesday, 31 May 2016
by Thomas Wilkins
The latest degression announcement from DECC
DECC have just announced the tariffs for the Non Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive scheme, which will be effective from 1st July 2016. Small biomass, continuing to be hit by the degressions, will be decreasing by 10%. Thursday, 12 May 2016
by Anonymous
The TRIADs have gone... until next winter
Generators, and large users of electricity, can derive useful cash from coordinating their electricity use with the National Grid TRIAD periods. These are three half-hour periods in the year when national electricity demand is at its highest. Users are paid cash for shedding load, or having Monday, 04 April 2016
by Jenny Beynon
Biomass boiler helps strawberry grower increase yield
Scottish strawberry grower, PJ Stirling, estimate that they will produce an extra 150 tonnes of strawberries, as a result of extending their growing season with a new biomass heating system. Friday, 18 March 2016
by Oli Coe
Recent RHI changes
On the 3rd March 2016, the Government released a consultation document outlining proposals for the reform of the Domestic & Non-Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI). Friday, 18 March 2016
by sam
Changes to RHI will affect all participants
The Government has released a consultation document, announcing the reform of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI). There are proposed changes that will be implemented in April 2016 and Spring 2017. At the moment, the government has not confirmed whether these changes will effect RHI eligible Friday, 04 March 2016
by Jenny Beynon
